Chapter V

Defense of a Position

=Hostile Attacks=—Kinds—=Surprise=—Precautions against—Maintenance of Barbed Wire Entanglements—Service of Guard and Observation— “Stand To” Exercises—=Attack in Force=—Revealing Symptoms— Preventive Measures before—Perfecting Organization of Position— Increase of Control and Discipline of Defense—Moral Preparation of the Troops—Maintenance of the Garrison during the Bombardment—Reply with Artillery Fire—=Defense of First Line during Assault=—Duties of Watchers—Defenders of the First Line— =Fighting in the Interior of the Position=—Defense of an Area— The =Counterattack=—Troops Detailed for—Routes or Directions— Form of—=Repair of Position= 123